Rice continues to build a football program that hasn’t been a district power in years. HC Royce Slechta has reached the playoffs in backto- back seasons with the Bulldogs going 4-6 last year to 4-5 this fall.
Their last district crown was 20-years ago, when they went 9-2 in 2005. In those two decades the Blue Barkers have enjoyed only three winning years, 6-5 in 2016 and 2019, and 7-5 in 2017. Nine…